LAFAYETTE, Ind. –- Ivy Tech Community College’s Dean’s List is awarded to students who have accumulated at least twelve credit hours, been enrolled in at least six credit hours for the semester and earned a grade point average of 3.50 or above.

The Ivy Tech fall 2008 Dean’s List recipients from Tippecanoe County are:

Leeanna F Adams, Nathan D Ade, Stacey L Ahlrich, Alicia K Alberts, Brittany E Alger, Karina R Allain, Carrie A Allebach, Luis Alvarez, Merlene Anderson, Crystal C Anker, Robert W Applegate, Michelle E Applegate, Douglas E Ashman, Elizabeth A Atkinson, Jennifer J Augenstine, Lindsay B Auten, Cherie K Bachman, Nicole G Bader, Ashley Baer, Faeem Bahar, Kathleen Baker, Malinda Baker, Gregory A Banes, Joshua E Bangel, Jamey L Barngrover, Valerie K Barrett, John C Barrett, Brandy J Bartley, Brooke A Baumis, Ramon N Baxter, Demitria J Beach, Tracy A Beall, Marisa C Bergery, Jennifer L Berman,Chelsea R Berryman, Angelica M Berumen, Robert P Bevill, Marcus R Billy, Amanda J Bisher, Thomas J Blevins, Teresa K Boehle, Pamela Bol, Sabrina Booe, Angela Borchert, Vanessa C Bores, Jacqueline D Bosma, Megan L Bowers, Samantha A Bramble, Daniel E Braun, Lara J Brickey, Theresa Brown, Tamara L Brubaker, Eden Bruce, Amanda R Brutans, Ray D Burchett, Victoria M Burkhardt, Jessica A Burton, Trena J Busch, Deborah A Buss, Megan R Byrer, William J Cameron, Gabriela B Campos, Alecia N Carlson, Katrina K Carmicle, Stephen D Catt, Denise D Cephus, Jeffery A Certa, Rebecca A Chadwell, Danny T Chan, John K Cherry,Amy N Christian, Matthew P Clark, Jerry A Clinkscales, Larry G Clopton, Bethany J Clopton, Richard G Closser, Robert A Clugh, Mindy A Clyde, Edward A Collier, Ashley E Cool, Kendra K Coolman, Perry D Cooper, Regina A Cottrell, Kelly R Cox, Stephanie A Crites, Jessica R Crum, Briana N Cummins, Stephanie J Curwick, Curtis L Dalton, Jeff J Davis, Andrew F Davis, Nelson C Davis, April M Davis, Tiffany Day, Jose Del Real, Matthew A Delp, Suchita D Divecha, Abbie E Dobbins, Jessica N Dobbins, Jian X Dong, Mirna L Dorado, Joy Douglas, Ashley C Dowell, Tera A Driscol, Amanda D Druhan, Amanda D Druhan, Shawn C Dulin, Robby T Dunbar, Anna M Durall, Richard W Duvall, Zachary A Dwiggins, Robert L Easter, Kelly K Eastman, Sarah E Edwards, Brenda L Elmore-Simpson, Kerri A Elston, Rob Fallon, Jessica D Feeney, Robert M Flanagan, Cheryl L Foley, Geoffrey C Foster, Amelia A Fowler, Jocelyn L Frank, Justin E Franklin, Michael G Freeman, Michael W Fuller, Kendra J Furr, Kendra J Furr, Christina L Gainey, Erin R Gakle, Jason C Gant, Kristoffer C Garringer, Amanda M Gasho, Steven M Gates, Jonathan W Gerard, Ashley Geske, Autumn M Gibbs, Gregory L Gick, Sydney E Giebel, Charles D Gipson, Emily K Glavash, Teri L Gosewehr, Catherine Grammer, Lindsey Grass, Matthew Gray, Haylea M Gray, Brandy L Green, Lucinda A Greer, Brian A Griffin, Lisa A Grimes, Kayla M Grimes, Alicia M Grinstead, Erin M Griswold, Melissa S Guevara, Ronald Guyton, Taronda D Hacker, Sherry M Hahn, Tracey L Hall, Jennifer A Halsmer, Alexander M Hamlett, Rebecca M Harlow, Marianne E Harmas, Erin E Harrigan, Eric L Harris, Mary K Hartman, Heather M Hauser, Elizabeth Hayden, Jordan A Hayden, Andrea G Heichelbech, Betsy J Hendryx, Sheila A Hensell, Monique M Hensley, Natasha L Herbst, Suzanne R Herget, Brianna Herman, Angel G Herrera, Debra S Herron, Ryan C Hicks, Cheyenne N Hill, Catherine M Hinton, Kristin R Hoffman, Joyce Hoffman, Tiffany R Holsten, Ryan M Homburg, Kelly A Hornbeck, Bethany K Hottenstine, Stacey N Houmes, Grant M Howard, Joanna B Hubbard, Robert R Hughes, Daniel J Isaacson, Shad M Jackson, Courtney L Jacoba, Faye A Jessmon, Susan J Johansson, Jacob W Johnson, Jamie S Johnson, Kelly L Jordan, Matthew G Kapp, Christine A Kase, Larryssa L Kasney, Zachary M Kater, Donnie Keech, Janet L Keller, Keith J Kendall, Holly K Kendall, Kevin M Killian, Ryan L Kincer, Trenton V King, Mason Kirchubel, Elizabeth A Kitchell, Christi L Klemme, Megan E Klinkhamer, Dawn M Kobiljak, Jacob W Konrad, Thomas A Kreeger, Michelle L Krieg, Brittney L Lakin, Rachael M Lanz, Victoria R Lappin, Jennifer L Large, Jennifer B Lawson, Jennifer A Layne, Jeffrey Lazar, Troy A Lee, Keyla M Lemus, Michael T Lesage, Marvin R Lewis, Kristin R Linder, Kristine L Lindquist, Jacquolyn M Lober,Lyndsey N Loft, Katherine R Lohmiller, Talisha Long, Thomas C Losey, Hiep-Hung J Ly-Pham, Ronald B Mahrling Jr., Amanda S Mapes, Abbey K Marciniak, Stephanie S Marsch, Maigen R Martin, Jeff C Martin, Bethany L Mason, Lee R Mauer, Brandon M McCain, Stephanie L McCalment, Nicole McCarty, Rebecca J McClure, Nichole D McClure, Phillip G McCoy, Nina M McCray, Chelsea M McGill, Brittany N McGill, Matt J McGrath, Sharon A McIntosh, Josh G McKinney, Susan E Meadows, Jessica Merzdorf, Regina M Miceli, Jeffrey B Mikels, Krista L Milazzo, Timothy J Miles, Sean O Miller, Sharon M Miller, Kristin M Miller, Shelby E Miller, Jodi R Minix, Paul J Mishler, Amy M Mitchell, Phillip H Mize, William G Morgan, Christina J Morlan, Ryan M Morris, Camille S Morrison, Buffy L Moss, Tessa Mui, Ian D Muinzer, Ross A Muinzer, Nicholas J Mulhaupt, Natalie R Myer, Christina Naparla, Charles M Nderitu, Matthew A Nelson, Mark J Nelson, Benjamin K Nganga, Alisha F Nickell, Dustin C Nogle, Blake A Noles, Rebecca M Noojin, Katina North, Christopher J Nuland, Jeffrey L Oberlander, Karen E O’Brien, Christy J Odle, John R O’Keefe, Jennifer A Oldham, Denise R Oliver, Joaquin Orozco, Maribella Ortiz, Erin E Owen, Beatriz Pacheco, Sean D Padecky, Mary E Padget, Lindsay Palmer, Michael N Pappas, Linda S Parr, Jeffrey L Pavese, Charles E Payne, Karla J Peffley, Rachel M Penn, Rachel M Penn, Raymond W Perigo, Reanna R Perkinson, Lisa M Peters, Kris R Petrie, Thomas W Phillips, Malinda K Phillips, Hannah J Pruitt, Craig P Pryor, Leah M Rardon, Jessica B Rayman, Alyson N Raymer, Donna Z Rife, Jennifer L Rivera, Wylie D Robinson, Michelle L Roland, Miguel A Rosales, Angelita E Rudisaile, Kate Rudman, Danielle M Russell, Tristan M Sanders, Jennifer L Sanders, Charles D Sanders, Joshua W Sayers, Stephanie L Scheckel, John Schultz, Eric T Scott, Nannette E Seward, Russell L Shaw, Susan Shaw, Brendan C Sheahan, Noah S Sheeley, Kenny E Sheets, Kenny E Sheets, Natasha Sheikh, Anna M Shoaf, Molly C Shriner, Anthony R Shuck, Tyler K Siefers, James W Simpson, Vera L Sipple, Jessica Smeelink, Archie E Smith, Monique R Smith, Ronnesha E Smith, Bryant S Smith, Leeann D Snyder, Catherine M Sorenson, Amanda J Southern, Erick L Sowell, Frederick A Spaid Jr., Polly Spasoff, Darlene M Spradlin, Jessica L Stafford, Christopher Stanley, John J Stearns, Frank Sterwerf, Don Stocks, Brittany E Stone, Julie D Stout, Jeffrey A Strantz, Noah T Sulfridge, Noah T Sulfridge, Brent M Synesael, Maciej P Syslo, Beau Tague, Tracy L Tarr, Michael J Taylor, Alyssa R Tennyson, Connie M Tetzloff, Nita M Thelen, Sam Thilges, Joshua Thomack, Robert J Thomas, Rebekah R Thomas, Zachary J Thompson, Elizabeth A Thorpe, Kristal A Treece, Ebony C Underwood, Linda F Van Dame, Staci D Vancoppenolle, Kristy L Vanderipe, Elysse M Varner, Hannah Vaughn, Katelyn D Verhoeven, Danny M Vukobratovich, Audrey Waggoner, Jennifer D Walker, Devin E Walker, Kacey A Wallar, Allison D Watson, Laurie A Weger, Randall D Weida, Cindy Welch, Stacey L Welk, Matthew D Wendel, Elizabeth C Went, Bryan M Whitaker, Tyler N White, Jo A Whitlock, Allison P Wiese, Justin R Wilcox, Joyce L Wilkinson, Pamela R Williams, Teresa L Wilson, Chelli L Wright, Holly M Wright, Wanda G Wright, James L Wright, Gwendolyn K Wright, Christina L Wright, Margaret E Wu, Rachael M Wurtzbacher, Robin E Wyant, Stephanie Wyland, Michelle L Yeager, Ashley Yearwood, Elizabeth E Yoder, Michelle L Yost, Chao Zheng, Grazyna Zieminski, Aaron S Zimmerman.

Ivy Tech Community College is the state’s largest public post-secondary institution and the nation’s largest singly-accredited statewide community college system with more than 120,000 students enrolled annually. Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana. It serves as the state’s engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On Friday, January 16, 2009 from noon to 1 pm Ivy Tech will be hosting a Community Peace Program celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

The program will feature a keynote address by Pastor Paul Barrett of the Second Baptist Church, music from Tecumseh Junior High School Choir, special recognition of the elementary school Essay Contest winners, and a shoe donation presentation to Hanna Community Center.

The community is welcome to join the celebration which will be held in the NCHS Auditorium of Ivy Hall located at 3101 South Creasy Lane, Lafayette.

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19, Ivy Tech is teaming with Hanna Community Center for a service project from 8 am to 10:30 am.

The service project, designed to help the community center with needed repairs, will take place at Hanna Community Center, 1201 North 18th Street, Lafayette.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Fall Break for Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette, Montgomery County Instructional Center in Crawfordsville, and White County Instructional Center in Monticello is November 26 through November 29. Classes will not be in session during this time. Classes will resume Monday, December 1.

The college will be closed November 27 and November 28 in observance of Thanksgiving. Administrative offices will re-open at their regularly scheduled times on Monday, December 1.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College’s Nursing Program announces that Judith I. Faust, MSN, RN has earned the designation Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) after successfully completing a rigorous certification examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing.

Judith I. Faust, MSN, RN, CNE began teaching at Ivy Tech in August, 2000 as an instructor in the Practical Nursing Program. She currently is an Associate Professor in the Nursing Program. She began her Nursing career at St. Elizabeth Medical Center after graduating from Ball State University. In 2007, Judith received the President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction at the Ivy Tech Community College’s Lafayette campus and the NISOD Excellence Award which she received in Austin, Texas. She is married to Thomas E. Faust and they have four children: Brianne, Jonathan, Brittney and Jordan.

Ivy Tech Community College is one of the nation’s largest statewide community college systems and the state’s second largest public post-secondary institution with more than 110,000 students enrolled annually. Ivy Tech has 23 campuses throughout Indiana. It serves as the state’s engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. –- Ivy Tech Community College is adding new accreditation status to its long standing Early Childhood Education Program. On August 15, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accredited the college’s associate degree program.

Program Chair and Assistant Professor for Early Childhood Education Amanda Barche Lindberg, and her team of faculty and adjunct staff, began the accreditation process during the summer of 2006 when they initiated a self-study. In great detail the Self-Study Report examined students and faculty, the program design and mission, and community advisory boards. The self-study took nearly a year to complete and was followed by a site visit in March 2008.

“It is a very dynamic process. Even when you initially receive accreditation you are approved for a specified period of time, it’s not a ‘done deal’, but that is what we want. We encourage reevaluation because we want our program to continue to change and to be responsive to the needs of employers and the community,” explained Amanda Barche Lindberg.

NAEYC was the first organization to set standards for early childhood higher education programs. The accreditation system establishes professional preparation standards to raise the quality of teacher education, and in turn raise the quality of early childhood education programs serving young children. Accreditation is granted on the basis of five standards: promoting child development and learning; building family and community relationships; observing, documenting, and assessing children’s development; early childhood methods and content; and professional standards of ethics. Coursework and student experiences in practicum study also weigh into the accreditation process.

“We have a core of faculty and adjunct staff that have made this possible. It really is a team, and they have been critical to this process,” said Barche Lindberg.

Ivy Tech- Lafayette’s Early Childhood Education Program is now one of only 51 associate degree programs in the country accredited by NAEYC.

Ivy Tech Community College delivers professional, technical, transfer and lifelong education that prepares Indiana residents to learn, live and work in a diverse and globally competitive environment. Ivy Tech offers affordable, open access education and training programs that enhance the development of Indiana’s citizens and communities and strengthens its economy. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. More information is available at www.laf.ivytech.edu.